Ep. 480: AI Video Comes to the Masses... Yikes! Plus other tech news and tips.

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

Adobe has made AI video free to everyone with Firefly, and YouTube is adding new AI features. Even if it isn't great now, it will only get better from here. Scarlett Johansson wants to put a stop to it now. Is that the right move? She's made a lot of money off CGI in her movies. Plus, we've got some other news to get caught up on so you can get out there and tech better!

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INTRO (00:00)

MAIN TOPIC: AI video is here for the masses (08:00)

Adobe Firefly now lets anyone create 5-second AI video in 1080p HD

YouTube Shorts adds Veo 2 so creators can make GenAI videos

Scarlett Johansson calls for deepfake ban after AI video goes viral (No link on purpose)

DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Record weight with Siri (24:20)

JUST THE HEADLINES: (34:00)

Nintendo loses trademark battle with a Costa Rican grocery store

Most men would marry their AI girlfriends if it were legal

The IRS Is Buying an AI Supercomputer From Nvidia

Lawsuit accuses Meta of training AI on torrented 82TB dataset with millions of pirated books

TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in the US

The Apple TV app is now available on Android

Disney Plus loses 700,000 subscribers following price increase

TAKES:

Apple just built an adorable robot lamp, a sneak peek into robotics work (38:35)

ColorWare now selling M4 Mac mini with special edition retro beige or matte jet black design (41:20)

How 3D-printed parts changed the NASCAR Cup Series (45:45)

BONUS ODD TAKE: Air Sickness Bag Virtual Museum (48:30)

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RAMAZON PURCHASE - Giveaway! (58:50)